A Friendly Guide-Book to 

PHILADELPHIA 




JOHN WANAMAKER 

1914 



PHILADELPHIA 

A GUIDE 



Made for the Convenience of People 
Interested in the Wanamaker Store 




PUBLISHED BY 

John Wanamaker 

PHILADELPHIA 

1914 

( Copyright, 1914, by John Wanamaker) 



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When William Penn left England to found his Colony, this is the type of ship he sailed 
tn. No drawing exists of Penn's actual ship, the "Welcome." But this quaint 
Dutch drawing, of contemporary date, shows a vessel of the same build and 
tonnage as the "Welcome." '^ 

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EARLY PHILADELPHIA AND ITS 
PLACE IN AMERICAN HISTORY 



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WILL found a free colony for all mankind" — this was the idea 
that led Penn and the English Quakers to establish the colony 
called Pennsylvania. For many years imprisonment and exile 
had been the lot of this sect, but their zeal was strong, and their 
young leader William Penn was resolute and resourceful. In 1680, through 
his efforts, King Charles II granted to them a vast tract of land along 
the Delaware River, the grant canceling a great debt which the English 
Crown owed the Penn family. 

Soon after the charter was signed Penn issued an invitation to his 
people, urging them to seek religious freedom and giving a glowing 
account of the new country that was theirs. During the summer of 1681 
three shiploads of emigrants sailed for the new colony, and a deputy 
governor was sent out. 




The first brick house in Philadelphia, built in 1682. Deeded by IVilham Penn to his 
daughter Letitia, It stood originally on High (Market) Street, between Front 
and Second, but was subsequently moved out to Fairmount Park. 




The Print Shop 
of B e n j a m i n 
Franklin, Printer, 
Journalist, S c i - 
entist, Diplomat, 
Statesman and 
Philosopher, as it 
looked nearly two 
centuries ago 
when it stood in 
Second Street 
near Christ 
Church. 



This governor carried instructions from Penn to deal justly with all the 
people— the new English colonists and the Swedes, Dutch and Indians 
already there — and to make a treaty of friendship with the Indians. Penn 
himself was not ready to go to America until the next year ; by that time 
his plan of government was framed. 

Characteristic of him was the way he took charge of his colony — with 
entire absence of ceremony and ostentation. Simplicity, directness, friend- 
liness and a very honest piety 
marked the beginnings of this State 
and city. Penn's treaty with the In- 
dians is famous, a simple statement 
of mutual faith and good will, which 
was not sworn to, nor ever recorded, 
but which neither white man nor 
Indian broke during the seventy odd 
years that the Friends controlled tlie 
colony of Pennsylvania. 

IN February, 1683, the capital, 
Philadelphia, was founded ; in 
1701 it was granted its charter 
by Penn, and was soon a flourishing 
town. The colony grew prosperous 
under its democratic and representa- 
tive government, and continued under 
the control of Penn's heirs or dep- 
uties until 1779, when their claims to 
soil and jurisdiction were purchased 
by the Pennsylvania legislature. 




Grave of Benjamin Franklin and his 
Wife, in Christ Church Cemetery, 
Southeast Corner of Fifth and 
Arch Streets. 



CARPENTERS' HALL 




Carpenters' Hall, at the head of a court running south from Chestnut Street between 
Third and Fourth, is hardly less interesting to the patriotic American than Inde- 
pendence Hall. Here the First Continental Congress met in 1774 to frame those 
measures which led to the Declaration of Independence. It is open to visitors. 



DURING the middle of the eighteenth century the greatest figure in 
the hfe of the Quaker town was Benjamin Franklin. Born in 
Boston in 1706, the young printer came to Philadelphia when 
seventeen, and by 1730 was married, established as a stationer and news- 
paper printer, and exercising considerable influence on public opinion. 
His subsequent services are thus characterized by one historian : 

"Penn had founded a Quaker commonwealth. Franklin undertook to 
divest it of its sectarian garments, to modernize it, to give it a place in 
contemporary politics, history, science and art. He made war on the 
proprietary government and pulled it down ; he united Quakers, church- 
men, and German and Irish settlers in opposition to British pretensions 
and in sympathy with American ideals and principles. Without en- 
thusiasm, without ideality, without morality, without great command over 
or respect from men, he made Pennsylvania the foremost American 
colony at the outbreak of the Revolution by being himself the best public 
business man who ever lived." 

From 1736 onward Franklin was in public life in various capacities until 
1764, when he left for England, not to return until the eve of the Revolu- 
tion ; and the rest of his history belongs rather to the nation than to 
Philadelphia. 



THE history of the city during the middle of the century is chiefly a 
record of the growth of institutions — learned societies, sects and 
churches, hospitals and prisons, clubs and educational institutions. 
It was during this time that Philadelphia's industries and manufactures 
had their l)irth. And the story of the Quaker City during the Revolu- 
tion is so nearly a history of the Revolution itself as to need little retelling. 

Xowhere were England's colonial subjects more loyal than in Penn- 
sylvania, and nowhere did that loyalty die harder, nor with better reason. 
The hardships entailed by the Stamp Act of 1765 fell heavily on this 
colony; remonstrances were passed, and, in common with the other colo- 
nies, Pennsylvania refused to buy imported and dutiable commodities. The 
leaders of the people then, besides Franklin, were Dickinson, Willing, 
Morris, Thomson, Mifilin, Reed, Wharton, Hopkinson and others whose 
names are now familiar to all Philadelphians. 

The growing wrath of Pennsylvania toward the mother country was 
fanned -to bitter fury by the treatment of Franklin in England at the 
hands of the Privy Council in 1774 — their most distinguished and vener- 
able citizen was attacked in a coarse and brutal examination, which his 
countrymen rightly regarded as outrageous. 

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Liberty Bell, cast in 1752 for 
the Pennsylvania State 
House, hearing the inscrip- 
tion, "Proclaim Liberty 
Throughout the Land." 
Its joyful notes did indeed 
proclaim liberty when it 
rang forth to announce to 
Philadelphians that within 
the State House the Inde- 
pendence of the Colonies 
had been declared. 




State House, usuallv called Independence Hall, on Chestnut Street between Fifth and 
Sixth Streets, facing Independence Square. Tins is the birthplace of American 
Liberty for in a room here the delegates from the American Colonies met and 
issued 'the Declaration of Independence. Passed on July 4, m^, it was pubhcly 
proclaimed from a platform in the Square on July 8. In the main corridor the 
Liberty Bell, shown above, is carefully preserved. The last time it was rung 
was in i8s5, in memory of Chief Justice Marshall. 



OLD CHRIST CHURCH 




Christ Church, on Second Street, north of Market, is closely connected with the 
history of Philadelphia. It was erected in 1727 to replace a one-story structure 
which had occupied the site since 1695. President Washington and President 
Adams each had a pew here, and here Benjamin Franklin and Henry Clay 
worshiped. The Church is open from 9 to 3 daily except Saturday, and contains 
many interesting memorials. 




"Gloria Dei" Church, known as "Old Swedes' ," is the oldest church in Philadelphia, 
dating from i6g8. The hell in the tower was cast in 1643. The church is in 
■ Swanson Street below Christian, and is reached by the Second Street cars. 



THE first formal convention to assert colonial rights was called in 
Carpenters' Hall on July 15, 1774, and the first Continental Con- 
gress met there September 4, with delegates from all the provinces. 
The work done by those men — Peyton Randolph, Patrick Henry, George 
Washington, Richard Henry Lee, Samuel and John Adams, John Jay, 
Gadsden, Rutledge and the others — belongs to the history of the world. 
This congress made the last appeal to Great Britain before resorting to 
arms. Its second session was held in May, 1775, and by this time the 
news of Lexington had reached the city. 

The time for organization and drill had come. The Philadelphia troops 
were reviewed by General Washington on June 20. Franklin returned 
from England early in May, was elected delegate to the Congress, and set 
about his work in the Committee of Safety of Pennsylvania. The War 
was fairly begun, and by the beginning of 1776 it was assumed that inde- 
pendence from the mother country would shortly be declared. One by 
one the colonies resolved on separation and confederation. 

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l^esolutions in the Vir- 
ginia Convention in May 
were carried to Congress in 
June ; and on June 7th 
Richard Henry Lee, sec- 
onded l)y John Adams, of- 
fered the resolution "That 
these united colonies are, 



and () 
free 
States 
solved 
to the 
that ai 



right 
and 
that 
from 



ought to he, 
independent 
the}- are ah- 
all allegiance 
h-itish Crown, and 
political connection 
between them and the State 
of Greai Britain is. and 
ought to be, totally dis- 
solved." 



In this tiny house, on Arch 
Street near Third, lived 
Betsy Ross, who was em- 
ployed by Washington in 
May, 1776, to make the 
sample flag with thirteen 
stripes and thirteen stars 
xvhich zvas adopted as our 
National flag by resolution 
of Congress, June 14, 1777. 
Open daily from 9 to 5:30. 





OAK MALL. 



On the left, Lord Ilozve's mansion during the British occupation, later President 
Washington's residence. On the right, the house of Robert Morris, financier of 
the Revolution. These stood at the corner of Si.vth and High (Market) Streets. 

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So radical and daring a step 
was not taken without debate, 
for many still hoped for recon- 
ciliation. Pennsylvania was 
the battle-ground of conflicting- 
opinions. But the Declaration 
was being drafted and was to 
be acted on in the July meet- 
ing of Congress. The Lee res- 
olution was adopted July 2, 
behind closed doors, and on 
July 4 the Declaration of Inde- 
pendence was passed. 

THESE memorable pro- 
ceedings took place in 
the State House, now 
known as Independence Hall. 
Here hung the bell that pealed 
forth the tidings — the "Liberty 
Bell," which is still to be seen 
in the State House — and in the 
yard, now called Independence 
Square, the Declaration was 
publicly read on July 8. 

This historical masterpiece was drafted by Thomas Jefferson in his 
lodgings at the southwest corner of Seventh and High (now Market) 
Streets; the house stood until 1883. Much of the activity of the War 
was centred around Philadelphia. "The capital of the infant nation, the 
great depot of supplies for the army, the theatre of important movements 
and events, she played an imposing role in the great drama of the Revo- 
lution." With the successful conclusion of the struggle came the first 
steps in building the new nation. Here, too, Philadelphia was the centre 
of interest. 

I.N the summer of 1787 came the framing of the Federal Constitution in 
the State House. In May, General Washington was elected President 
by the delegates representing twelve States. Efforts were made to 
induce the new Government to make Philadelphia its capital. Congress, 
meeting in New York in July, 1790, designated the District of Columbia 
as the permanent capital, but provided that for ten years the seat of 
government should be Philadelphia ; and Congress and the executive 
officers of the government took quarters there the following winter. The 
residences and office of President Washington and his associates w^ere 
nearly all located between High (Market) and Spruce, and Front and 
Eighth. Later a permanent residence was built for the President. 

With the establishment of the Federal Government in the Quaker City, 
the story of Old Philadelphia may be said to close. 

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Congress HciU, at Sixth and Chestnut 
Streets, built in 1790, and occupied by 
the National Congress until 1800. 
Here both Washington . and John 
Adams were inaugurated. On October 
25, 1913, restored, and re-dedicated by 
President Woodroiv Wilson. 




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MODERN PHILADELPHIA 



EVERYBODY who has ever lived in Philadelphia for any time 
comes to realize that the city has a distinctive character of her 
own. True, it is not now so pervasively apparent as it was 
even a few decades ago, for old landmarks are going, and char- 
acteristic streets are gradually assuming a changed and modern air. This 
is not entirely to be regretted, for modern urban architecture is adding 
many buildings of which the city may well be proud. Moreover, what is 
really good, or historically interesting, will always be carefully preserved. 
This city was planned and built by the Friends, or Quakers as they 
are often called, and their temperament is reflected in the very topography 
and architecture of those streets which now remain most like those of 
William Penn's day — straight, regular, sober, prim and uniform. Long 
rows of red brick fronts, each one relieved by white marble steps and 
coping; each with its long, high parlor, dim hall, and staircase leading to 
the half-story above the back of the house — this is the way Chestnut and 
Walnut, Spruce and Pine Streets used to look. Chestnut and Walnut are 
now built up with shops and office buildings well out toward the Schuyl- 
kill; the other streets keep a good deal of the old aspect — the comfortable, 
prosperous, homelike look which gave Philadelphia the name of the City 
of Homes. 

GERMANTOWN and Chestnut Hill, now parts of the city, were 
once outlying villages, settled mainly by Germans, and in many 
places there are still charming reminiscences of the older life. 
Some of the finest Colonial doorways in the country grace old houses 
there; and its quiet, dignified and beautiful ancestral homes form one of 
the chief attractions of Chestnut Hill. The other suburban places near 
Philadelphia— north along the Reading Railroad and the Pennsylvania 
line to New York, west along the Penns3dvania "Main Line," and south 
toward Wilmington — are probably the most beautiful suburbs in America, 
abounding in large and magnificent country estates. The city is the social 
and business centre for all of these, the excellent train service making it 
possible for the business man to come in to town daily. 

Philadelphia has a strong claim to the love and loyalty of the people 
who live here, and to the admiration of all who come to visit. It hes 
not alone in her historical prestige; for her contributions to the Hfe of 
the nation did not end with the events told in the first part of this book. 
Ever since the founding of the city, great men and women, and great 
works, have called Philadelphia their home. 

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PHILADELPHIA CITY BUILDINGS 




Around the head of the statue "f 'f.f^,,/"" „i„u and which are ext,„gn,shed 
of Hohts which are vistile over th«.y "'"f Z, ,.^„„, „,„;„ ., , .0 that 
every nishl at exactly three nnimtes befo, e 9, 
feople at a distance may set their docks. 

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IN letters we associate with this city the names of Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, 
Agnes Repplier, Owen Wister, Horace Howard Furness, John Luther 
Long, and Rebecca Harding Davis— to go no further back than 
the last few decades. Among notable artists who belong to Philadelphia, 
there are Violet Oakley, Elizabeth Shippen Green, Jessie Willcox Smith, 
Cecilia Beaux, Alice Barber Stephens, Joseph Pennell, Thornas Anshutz, 
Hugh Breckenridge, Mary Cassatt, the sculptor Charles Grafly, and many 
others whose genius, joined with their, training at the Pennsylvania 
Academy of the Fine Arts, has won them national fame. The world of 
music has had many well-known Philadelphia representatives. Physicians 
all over the land know how much this city has contributed to the annals 
of medicine, surgery, medical schools, and hospitals for the sick and the 
insane. In finance, the house of Drexel is the oldest great banking house 
in the country. The world of retail trade recognizes that in Philadelphia 
there is the largest and finest mercantile establishment in the world — the 
Wanamaker Store. Some of the most notable names connected with great 
railroad interests have been Philadelphians at the head of the Pennsyl- 
vania Railroad. The educational institutions of the city, especially the 
technical, industrial and art schools, have been, famous for generations. 
Industrially, Philadelphia is the first city in America. Indeed, there is 
scarcely a department of human progress in which Philadelphia has not 
taken a foremost or a distinguished place. 

It would require a much larger book than this to direct the visitor to all 
the attractions in the city which might interest him. Here only a part 
of them can be described, and the routes suggested by which they may 
be reached. 

THE regular plan of the city streets makes the visitor's task easy. He 
who gets lost in Boston or New York has little trouble here, al- 
though the city is twenty-two miles long and nearly six miles wide. 
With but little variation, Philadelphia is laid out like a huge chess-board 
between the Delaware River on the east and the Schuylkill on the west, 
the streets that run across the town between the rivers being named, and 
those that run north and south being numbered. First or Front Street is 
nearest the Delaware, Twenty-third is at the Schuylkill, and the numbered 
streets continue over in West Philadelphia as far out as the seventies. 
The fourteenth is called Broad Street, and is the main axis north and 
south. Market Street runs across the numbered streets and is popularly 
thought of as the middle line of the city. 

Houses are numbered north and south from Market, and westward from 
Front Street, every new block beginning a new hundred. Thus 307 Wal- 
nut Street is between Third and Fourth on Walnut, north side; 2100 
Pine is the southwest corner of Pine and Twenty-first Streets ; the odd 
numbers being on the north side. The numbers north and south of 
Market on the numbered streets are not so easy to locate until one knows 

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THE UNITED STATES MINT 

at Seventeenth and Spring Garden Streets, is a most interesting place to visit. It 
is a comparatively new building, with three times the capacity of the one it 
superseded, which stood on Chestnut Street between Juniper and Broad. The 
present structure cost nearly tivo and a half milliotts. Visitors are admitted daily 
except Sunday, from 9 to 3, and are taken over the building by guides who 
explain the interesting processes of coining money. 



where the named streets come and new hundreds begin. The list of prin- 
cipal streets given on page 39 will aid the stranger. Square-lengths are 
about the same in either direction — ten squares across, or eight up and 
down, being a mile. The trolley lines have recenth^ been rerouted, with 
a view to inproving the service in both city and suburbs. With few 
exceptions, the cars run in only one direction on each street. Most of 
the suburbs can be reached by trolley. Fuller information about out-of- 
town trips will be found on page 38 of this Guide. 



IF the stranger arrives in the city at Broad Street Station (the Penn- 
sylvania Railroad Terminal) or at the Reading Terminal Station, 
he is practically in the centre of the city, where Broad and Market 
Streets cross. This place was formerly called Center Square, and when 
Philadelphia was a small town over on the bank of the Delaware River 
it was country ; and then later it was a hitching-place for farmers' horses. 
But in -1876 one young Philadelphia merchant realized that it would some 
day be the centre of the city, and he bought the ground at the corner of 
Market and Thirteenth, then occupied by the freight station of the Penn- 
sylvania Railroad, and put his store there. And now the Wanamaker 

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Store (shown on page 20) is in the very heart of the city, and the square, 
now called Penn Square, is occupied by the City Buildings (shown on 
page 14). 

Grouped in the neighborhood of City Hall are some of the most note- 
worthy of Philadelphia structures : 

Broad Street Station, corner of Penn Square and West Market Street. 

Odd Fellows' Temple, corner of Broad and Cherry. 

Masonic Temple, co-rner of Broad and Filbert. 

Real Estate Trust Company, southeast corner of Broad and Chestnut. 

Land Title and Trust Company, southwest corner of Broad and Chest- 
nut. 

Girard Trust Company, northwest corner of Broad and Chestnut. 

North American Building, corner of Broad and Sansom. 

Wanamaker Store, between Market and Chestnut, Thirteenth and 
Juniper. 

Farther down Broad Street are many other interesting buildings of 
which descriptions and photographs are given in the following pages. 




Girard Trust Company, at the northwest corner of Broad and Chestnut Streets. One 
of the examples of perfect design to which Stanford White owed his fame as 
an architect. 

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BELLEVUE- 

STRATFORD 

HOTEL 

Another comparatively 
new hotel, one of the 
largest and finest in 
the world. Its ornate 
ball room is thescene 
of some of the most 
costly and gay balls 
of the society season, 
and ithasentertained 
many celebrated 
yisitors. The roof 
garden is an unusu- 
ally attractive spot. 



RITZ-GARLTON 
HOTEL 

At the corner of Broad and 
Walnut Streets. This is 
one of Philadelphia's new- 
est hotels, and, although 
not large, is unsurpassed in 
the beauty of its design and 
finish. The general treat- 
ment is in the style of the 
Adam period. The Palm 
Room and the various din- 
ing rooms are harmonious 
and admirable examples of 
artistic interior decoration. 




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HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS 

THE stranger's first — -and very practical — concern is where to sleep 
and where to eat. This is traditionally a city of homes, but there 
is no lack of excellent hotels and comfortable boarding places near 
the centre of town. On the opposite page are shown two of the finest 
hotels, the Bellevuc-Sfrafford and the new Ritz-Carlton. Besides these 
there are the Hotel Walton (corner of Broad and Locust), the Stenton 
just below it, the St. James (corner of Thirteenth and Walnut), the Con- 
tinental (corner of Chestnut and Ninth), Green's (Chestnut and Eighth), 
the Adelphia (Thirteenth and Chestnut), the J'endig (Thirteenth and 
Filbert), the Colonnade (corner of Chestnut and Fifteenth) and the 
Bingham (Market and Eleventh). The last two offer both the American 
and the European plans ; the others are on the European plan. Those who 
are about the city during the day should take advantage of the delightful 
and convenient lunching places in the Wanamaker Store : — 

Great Crystal Tea Room on the Eighth Floor serves breakfast, luncheon 
and afternoon tea, a la carte ; and in the Golden Jubilee Room adjoining, 
business men and their friends will find a table d'hote luncheon. 

Wanamaker Dairy, Subway Gallery. A la carte and table d'hote. 

Wanamaker Soda Fountain Lunch, Subway, Floor, Chestnut, serving 
light luncheon. 

Many will enjoy going — in the Summer time — to the various roof gar- 
dens. Out-of-door meals are served until a late hour, and there is usually 
an excellent orchestra. The most attractive places are the Continental 
Roof Garden (Ninth and Chestnut), the Bingham Hotel (Eleventh and 
Market), and the Bellevue-Stratford Roof Garden, which is open all year. 

FIRST THINGS IN PHILADELPHIA 

The first pleasure grounds in the country were laid out in 1681. 
The first medical school was established here in 1751. 
The first hospital, the Penns3dvania, was started in 1751. 
The first piano in the country was made in Philadelphia in 1775. 
The first law school in the country was opened in this city in 1790. 
The first High School in the country once stood on a portion of the 
site now occupied by the Wanamaker Store. 

The first bank in the country, the Bank of North America, opened in 
1783. 

The first water works in the country were in Center Square, adjacent 
to the Wanamaker Store. 

The Wanamaker Store was the first store to 

Install 2000 telephones as part of the store service. 
Inaugurate the Saturday half-holiday. 
Use pneumatic cash-carrying tubes. 
Install electric lights.' 
Install Marconi wireless service. 

Have general free delivery by mail, express or freight. 
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THE WANAMAKER STORE 




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'A landmark of labor and a signature in stone to the pozuer of concentration and 
co-operation in mercantile pursuits, under freedom of competition." 



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IN PHILADELPHIA 



IF the judgment of many critics is to be trusted, it is safe to say that 
no single building has added so much to the fame of Modern Phila- 
delphia as the great Wanamaker House of Business, completed in 
19n. Considered commercially it is the greatest retail store in the world, 
in point of its actual bulk of business annually, as well as in the un- 
approachable quality of its merchandise and service and the character of 
its patronage. Architecturally and artistically it has won the admiration 
not only of all Philadelphians, but of visitors from all over the world. 
And by business men throughout the country, its founder is re'garded as 
the foremost American merchant. 

The Wanamaker Business dates back more than fifty years, and had 
its beginnings at the corner of Sixth and Market Streets where once 
stood the Robert Morris house shown on page 10. "Oak Hall" was the 
name of the little clothing store which occupied that site in 1861, and 
there John Wanamaker started business life with a set of principles which 
no one then had ever heard of — almost every one then scoffed at — and 
all the world accepts now as matters of course in retail trade. 

Oiie price, fixed, plainly marked, and not to he changed by 
argument; only trustworthy goods, labeled truthfully ; nothing but 
all-wool goods in men's clothing; unsatisfactory purchases taken 
hack without question and money refunded; people welcomed to 
the Store, hut not urged to buy; and new, fair and agreeable 
relations established hetzveen merchant and customer. 

SUCH are the Cardinal Points of a business which has revolutionized 
retail trade. Its influence for education and civilization was rec- 
ognized in signal fashion by the President of the United States at 
i;he dedication of the new building on December 30, 1911. His Excellency 
William Howard Taft was the chief speaker at a brilliant ceremony long 
to be remembered by the 35,000 invited guests who thronged the Grand 
Court and the galleries above to hear his Address of Dedication. There 
was a distinguished assemblage of special guests ; the Mayor presided, 
and the Governor introduced President Taft. Specially composed odes 
were sung by the great Wanamaker Chorus. The complete story of the 
Dedication, marking the close of the fiftieth year of the business, will be 
found in the second volume of the Golden Jubilee Book ; the first volume 
recounts the history of the business during those fifty years. Both are 
on sale in the Store. 

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EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 




Philadclfhia Cmtral lluih School, at Broad and Grcc 



WHILE men and women of all the professions find much in 
Philadelphia to interest them in their particular lines, there 
are nnnsnally fine opportunities for the visiting teacher. 
Schools of every imaginable kind are here inviting examina- 
tion and comparison ; and no teacher who is abreast of educational prog- 
ress needs to be told of the generally excellent character of Philadelphia 
schools, pulilic and private. Full information about the public school 
system may be obtained at the offices of the Board of Public Education 
in the Stock Exchange Building, on Walnut Street west of Broad. 

Of the 313 public schools in the city there are six large high schools 
besides their annexes— for boys, for girls, and manual training for boys. 
The best known are the Central High School, for boys, at Broad and 
Green Streets, and the Girls' High School at Seventeenth and Spring 
Garden' Streets. In these the standards are so high, the courses so rig- 
orous and extensive, that the boys and girls who are there prepared for 
college enter with what is considered at many colleges the best prepara- 
tion to be had anywhere; and those who end their education at these 




Girard College, Ridge and Girard Avenues; a remarkable institution founded by the 
will of a wealthy Philadelphia citizen, Stephen Girard, in 1831, for the support 
and education of poor orphan boys. This is the original and central building. 
There are several others. Open to visitors daily except Sunday. 




Quadrangle of the University of Pennsylvania Dormitories. Of such beautiful resi- 
dence buildings as these the college has thirty. 

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The nczc Curtis Building, facing Independoicc Square a)id W'ashington Square. 
Here are published The Ladies' Home Journal, The Saturday Evening Post, 
and The Country Gentleman. 

high schools have in many cases gone as far in the higher branches as 
the first two years in many colleges would take them. Bachelors' degrees 
in Art and in Science are given in several of the high schools at the 
close of the course. In all of these schools there is much in the way 
of equipment and method to interest the teacher. 



OF collegiate institutions in or near Philadelphia, the best known are 
the University of Pennsylvania, Swarthmore College, Bryn Mawr 
College, Haverford College, and Villa Nova. Among the famous 
special schools are Jefferson Medical College and Hahnemann Medical 
College ; and there are other technical, industrial, theological and com- 
mercial schools too numerous to mention. 

The University of Pennsylvania, lying beyond Thirty-fourth and Wal- 
nut Streets in West Philadelphia, is an object of great pride to all Phila- 
delphians, and of the most intense loyalty from its graduates. These 
number over 35,000— a record exceeded only by Harvard. It was founded 
in 1740 by a group of men of whom Franklin was leader, and the plans 
were characterized by a remarkable liberality in breaking away from 
traditions of classical education toward modern languages and practical, 
non-sectarian instruction. It has grown wonderfully, and now stands 
among the first x-Xmerican colleges. Its departmental schools — of medicine, 
dentistry, engineering, finance, law, and science — occupy several of the 
seventy-one University buildings; and its dormitories are unusually 
beautiful. 



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DREXEL Institute, at the corner of Thirty-second and Chestnut 
Streets, deserves mention as a technical school of national fame. 
Founded about twenty years ago by Philadelphia's noted banker, 
Anthony J. Drexel, with the advice of George W. Childs, an equally 
illustrious citizen, it has trained many young men and women to pro- 
fessional or practical usefulness. Its fine library school, domestic economy 
courses, art school, and its instruction in various trades, are examples of 
its curriculum. Students are admitted who can pass examinations in 
elementary English subjects and pay a small entrance fee. It offers 
frequent free lectures, concerts and organ recitals. 

LIBRARIES IN PHILADELPHIA 

Philadelphia Free Library, Thirteenth and Locust Streets — a large, 
complete public library, circulating, with many branches. 

Philadelphia Library, corner of Locust and Juniper Streets — a sub- 
scription library, its use open to any one on payment of a fee. Contains 
a very fine historical collection, and many rare and curious books. 

Mercantile Library, 18 South Tenth Street — one of the best-known 
libraries in the United States. The association contains about 3,000 
members, who are entitled to take out books; the reading rooms are free 
to the public. 

Apprentices' Library, Broad and Brandywine, opposite the Central High 
School. A very old library, free to the public. 



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The "Union League," Philadelphia's most distinguished social and political club. 
Old Building on Broad Street and New Building on Fifteenth Street. 

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Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse 
Square, corner of Nineteenth and Walnut. 



PHILADELPHIA 
CHURCHES 

PHILADELPHIA 
has more than 
seven hundred 
churches, r e p r e- 
senting over forty denomi- 
nations and societies. Many 
of these are well worth 
visiting. 

HISTORIC CHURCHES 

Old Szvedes' (see page 9). 
Christ Church ( see page 8) . 
St. Peter's, at Third and 

Pine Streets. 
St. Pauls, Third Street 

below Walnut. 

MODERN CHURCHES 

Roman Catholic — The 
Cathedral of St. Peter 
and St. Paul, Logan 
Square. 

St. John the Evangelist, 
Thirteenth below Mar- 
ket Street. 
Baptist — First, Seventeenth 
below Chestnut Street. 

Fifth, Eighteenth and 
Spring Garden Streets. 

Tabernacle, Fortieth and 
Chestnut Streets. 

Temple, Broad and Berks 
Streets. 



Presbyterian— F?r.yf, Seventh and Locust Streets. The first organized in 
Pennsylvania (1698). 
Second, Twenty-first and Walnut Streets, a famous church, the organi- 
zation dating from 1743. Unusually fine music. 
Bethany, Twenty-second and Bainbridge Streets. One of the largest 
Protestant churches in the city, seating 2000 worshipers. Its Sun- 
day School is generally considered the largest in the world, with 
John Wanamaker as its Superintendent. 
West Arch, Eighteenth and Arch Streets. 
Calvary, Locust near Fifteenth Street. 
Oxford, Broad and Oxford Streets. 
Methodist Episcopal — Arch Street, Broad and Arch Streets. 
Grace, Broad and Master Streets. 

Spring Garden, Twentieth and Spring Garden Streets. 
Lutheran — Holy Communion, Chestnut above Twenty-first Street. 
Protestant Episcopal. — Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square. 
St. James's, Twenty-second and Walnut Streets. 
St. Mark's, Locust below Sixteenth Street. 
St. Clement's, Twentieth and Cherry Streets. 
St. Luke's, Thirteenth below Spruce Street. 
St. Stephen's, Tenth below Market Street. 

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INDUSTRIAL 
PHILADELPHIA 

HOW many persons 
realize the pro- 
portion of fa- 
miliar things in 
daily use all over the coun- 
try that were made in Phil- 
adelphia ? M a n u f a ctures 
here began soon after the 
arrival of the first settlers, 
in 1683. The earliest indus- 
tries were the weaving of 
linen, paper and woolen 
goods, and the manufac- 
ture of hosiery; and the 
present prominence of the 
city as a manufacturing 
centre is due largely to the 
intelligence and persever- 
ance of its early settlers 
and those who followed 
them. The great variety of 
its industries is noteworthy, 
and in its manufactured 
products Philadelphia is far 
ahead of any other city in the land. In 1909 the value of its manufactur- 
ing output was greater than that of any State outside of the largest six. 

IN value of products Philadelphia holds first place in hosiery and knit 
goods, rugs and carpets {other than rag), hats {fur felt), locomo- 
tives, dyeing and finishing textiles, street cars, oil-cloth and linoleum, 
saws and sporting and athletic goods. 

And second place in women's clothing, millinery and laces, paper goods, 
woolen goods, felt goods, wool hats, leather and sugar-refining. 

This is the largest textile manufacturing city in the world. It has the 
largest lace factory, and some of the largest carpet factories. One carpet, 
made here about 1791, led Alexander Hamilton to place a tariff on all 
imported carpets, and this was the beginning of our tariff for protection. 
The Baldwin Locomotive Works at Broad and Spring Garden Streets, 
the oldest and largest of its kind, turned out the first successful locomotive, 
Old Ironsides, in 1832. It now turns out 8 locomotives a day and employs 
19,000 men. Since 1710 this city has led in ship-building. Cramps' Ship- 
yard in Kensington employs 8000 men and has produced about 380 vessels. 

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New Building of the Manufacturers' Club 
at Broad and Walnut Streets. 



The Chief of the Commercial Museum Buildings, on 34th below Spruce Street. 

MUSEUMS THAT ARE WORTH SEEING 

Commercial Museum.— This was founded by the city in 1894 and is 
one of the most interesting places that the visitor can see. Its object 
is to increase the interest in and knowledge of the raw materials and 
finished products of other lands and thereby foster foreign trade in both 
imports and exports. The nucleus of the permanent collection came 
from the World's Fair in Chicago, and valuable exhibits have since then 
been added from the other great expositions and contributed by foreign 
governments. There are hundreds of cases filled with picturesque and 
instructive examples of the manufactures, utensils, weapons, etc., of every 
country in the world. Departments of the work include the Foreign Trade 
Bureau, Translation Department, and many other helpful activities. It sends 
to the schools photographs, maps, special exhibits and other material, and 
school children come regularly to its illustrated lectures. 

The buildings may be reached from the center of the city by trolley 
in the Subway, routes Nos. 11 and 37; and on Walnut Street routes Nos. 
13 and 42, stop at Thirty-fourth Street and walk south about two squares. 
Open daily from 9 to 5, Sundays from 1 to 5 ; admission free. Public 
lectures on Saturday afternoons. 

Academy of Natural Sciences. — An important institution for research 
in natural history, with a fine collection of mounted specimens, and fre- 
quent public lectures. At Nineteenth and Race Streets ; open from 9 to 5, 
Sundays from 1 to 5. 

Museum of Science and Art of the University of Pennsylvania. Beauti- 
ful buildings, housing a priceless collection of ancient and modern objects. 
Open daily, 10 to 5; Sundays from 2 to 6. At Thirty-third and Spruce, 
near the buildings of the University. 

Historical Society of Pennsylvania. — A fine collection of books, paint- 
ings and original documents. Thirteenth and Locust Streets. Open daily. 

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PHILADELPHIA'S ART GALLERIES 

MANY of the best works of art in Philadelphia are in private 
collections, but there are two public galleries of note. In Fair- 
mount Park (see page 36) is Memorial Hall, the home of the 
art collections of the Pennsylvania Museum and School of 
Industrial Art. Open Sundays, 1 to 4 ; Mondays, 12 to 4; other days, 
9:30 to 4; in Summer open till 5. These art collections include the famous 
Wilstach paintings and examples of industrial art from all over the world. 
The Industrial Art School connected with it is at Broad and Pine. 

At Broad and Cherry is the Academy of the Fine Arts, founded in 1805. 
In addition to a large collection of art treasures, it boasts a school which 
is considered the best in America. Here have studied such well-known 
artists as Redfield, Abbey, Maxfield Parrish, Kenyon Cox, Colin Campbell 
Cooper, Joseph Pennell, Robert Henri, A. B. Frost, Cecilia Beaux, Mary 
Cassatt, Florence Scovel Shinn, Violet Oakley, and Jessie Willcox Smith. 
There are several special exhibits during the season — miniatures, water 
colors, and students' work, and, usually beginning in February, a fine 
general exhibit. Open to the public daily from 9 to 5 ; Sundays, 1 to 5. 
Admission, 25 cents ; Saturdays, SO cents ; Sundays and Fridays free. 




Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, at Broad and Cherry Streets. 

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE LOVER OF MUSIC 

SCARCELY a month in the year goes by in Philadelphia without 
a number of musical events that every music-lover should hear. 
The old Academy of Music, at Broad and Locust, was for years 
used for the Metropolitan Opera season, until the building of 
the magnificent opera house at Broad and Poplar. The Academy is 
beloved of all Philadelphians, partly because of its associations, partly 
because it has such incomparable acoustics. Here during the "season" 
the fine Philadelphia Orchestra has its concerts on Friday afternoon and 
Saturday evening of each week ; here celebrated pianists and singers give 
their concerts ; here eminent lecturers come with their popular courses ; 
and here the singing societies of the city are heard several times a year. 

Of pre-eminent interest, both artistically and musically, is the Metropoli- 
tan Opera House. Its great auditorium and foyer are nowhere surpassed 
in beauty and splendor; and the greatest opera singers of the world, in 
a long series of grand operas each winter, give pleasure to an audience 
whose wealth and social brilliance are famous. 

Like the concerts and lectures at the Academy are those in Witherspoon 
Hall (Walnut and Juniper), but on a smaller scale; here the University 
Extension lectures are given, and small recitals and chamber concerts. 

A small auditorium which offers attractive music is Greek Hall, on the 
second floor of the Wanamaker Store; there are frequent concerts here, 
free to the public and announced always on the Wanamaker advertising 
pages for the day. 




Academy of Music, the Home of the Philadelphia Orchestra. 
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PHILADELPHIA THEATRES AND OTHER 
PLAGES OF AMUSEMENT 



PHILADELPHIA is a particularly good place to go to the 
theatre in, so most Philadelphians think. There is not that 
endless array of names in the theatrical advertisements which 
fairly bewilders a stranger in New York; but there are plenty 
of excellent theatres in the centre of town, easily accessible, and offering 
a varied range of the best plays of each season, as well as attractive vaude- 
ville programs. Seats cost from 25 cents to $2, and there is no "sidewalk 
speculating" to raise prices for the unwary. 

The municipal laws governing the safety of audiences in these places 
of amusement are very stringent. All the houses have asbestos curtains, 
many fire escapes, and abundant fire-extinguishing apparatus. The new 
theatres are built as nearly fireproof as possible, and, in case of a fire, every 
theatre has so many exits that there is probably not one which could 
not be emptied inside of five minutes. 

The best of the theatres and places of amusement are : 
Academy of Music, Broad and Locust Streets. (See page 31.) 
Adelphi Theatre, Broad and Cherry Streets. 
Broad Street Theatre, 225 South Broad Street, below Locust. 
Chestnut Street Opera House, 1025 Chestnut Street. Stock company, 

with a different play each week. Low prices. 
Forrest Theatre, Broad and Sansom Streets. 
Garrick Theatre, 1330 Chestnut Street. 
Horticultural Hall, Broad Street below Locust, next to the Academy 

of Music. Concerts, lectures, fairs and flower-shows. 
Little Theatre, Seventeenth and De Lancey Streets (below Spruce). 

Stock company, presenting "plays for thoughtful people." 
Lyric Theatre, Broad and Cherry Streets. 

Metropolitan Opera House, Broad and Poplar Streets. (See page 30.) 
Walnut Street Theatre, Ninth and Walnut Streets. 

VAUDEVILLE THEATRES 

Keith's, Chestnut Street between Eleventh and Twelfth Streets. 
Empire Theatre, Broad Street and Fairmount Avenue. 
William Penn Theatre, Fairmount and Lancaster Avenues. 
Nixon, Fifty-second Street below Market. 

OTHER PLACES OF AMUSEMENT 

Willow Grove Park, open during the summer, Philadelphia's most 

attractive and best managed pleasure resort. (See page 37.) 
Woodside Park, in Fairmount Park. (See page 35.) 

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Franklin Field, the University of 
Pennsylvania athletic grounds, 
at Thirty-third and Spruce 
Streets, in West Philadelphia. 
Here on Saturday afternoons 
in the spring there are inter- 
collegiate baseball games, 
which are well worth seeing. 
Inter-collegiate football con- 
tinues in the fall until late 
November, the long series of 
games between "Penn" and 
other colleges ending with 
the famous Army-Navy game 
after Thanksgiving. Reached 
by Walnut Street cars. 

Shibe Park, Twenty-second Street 
• and Lehigh Avenue. American 
League baseball. The home 
of the Philadelphia "Ath- 
letics," and one of the three 
or four largest ball grounds 
in the country. It seats 23,000 
people. Games from April 
until October. Reached by 
many of the north-bound 
trolley cars running from the 
centre of the city. 

National League Ball Park, Fif- 
teenth and Huntingdon Streets. 
Games by the "Philadelphia" 
team throughout the baseball 
season. Reached by either 
the Thirteenth or the Six- 
teenth Street cars. 

Horse Shows, in the fall, at Devon 
(45 minutes out) and Bryn 
Mawr (30 minutes) on the 
Main Line of the Pennsyl- 
vania Railroad, and at St. 
Martin's, Chestnut Hill (35 
minutes on the Pennsylvania 
Railroad). At these shows 
may be seen some of the finest 
horses in the country, the 
best riding and driving events, 
and many well-known mem- 
bers of Philadelphia "society." 

Point Breeze Park, at the south- 
ern tip of the city, reached by 
the Fifteenth Street cars. A 
pleasure park open to the 
public during the summer. 
Motorcycle races and other 
amusements. 




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MASONIC TEMPLE 

Northeast Corner of Broad and Filbert Streets 




The Mascniic Temple is of pure Norman architecture. 



cut, and the massive granite tozvcr, 250 feet high, finishes an imposing 
he building is magnificently furnished, and is a fine example of the pro 
nrit of this great order. 



rises 95 feet from the pave- 

faqade. 

progressive 



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An interesting "telephotographic" view of the City, taken from Belmont in Fairmount 
Park — City Hall and the Wanamaker Store in the distance. 



PARKS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS 

PHILADELPHIA has, within its limits and quite near the centre 
of the city, one of the largest and most wonderful parks in the 
world, used constantly by the people and kept up perfectly. Fair- 
mount Park may be reached by numerous car routes; and the Park trol- 
ley line, starting from the Dauphin Street entrance, travels nearly ten 
miles within Park bounds. 

In its several divisions — the Old Park, East Park, West Park and the 
Wissahickon — Fairmount extends along both sides of the Schuylkill River 
as far as the Wissahickon, thence following this stream up through the 
Germantown and Chestnut Hill districts. It contains over 3,000 acres, 
and is undoubtedly the most beautiful pleasure ground in the world. 

Among the many interesting sights in the Old Park are the Washington 
Monument, erected by the Society of the Cincinnati; the City Water 
Works on the site originally called "Faire Mount" ; the statue to Lincoln ; 
and Lemon Hill, where stands the country house of Robert Morris. 
The East Park is the romantic and picturesque part of the Park. On 
its eastern edge is Strawberry Hill, the terminus of several lines of cars. 
Strawberry Mansion is an old-fashioned country house overlooking the 
river. On its broad piazzas light refreshments are served, and there are 
public croquet and playgrounds. In Summer there are open-air concerts 
daily by a good band, as there are also at Lemon Hill below. 

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Walnut Lane Bridge over the Wissahickon — a Remarkable Engineering Feat. 

By taking the Park trolley the visitor reaches the West Park across the 
Schuylkill. At the northern end is Woodside Park, a popular amusement 
resort, and the southeast angle is occupied by the Zoological Garden. 
This is a place well worth seeing, and has particular charm for children ; 
it is open daily from 9 a.m. until sunset. In the main portion of the West 
Park the Centennial Exposition was held in 1876. Some of the buildings 
remain, among them Memorial Hall (see page 29) and Horticultural Hall, 
containing a very fine conservatory. 




Washington Monument at the Green Street Entrance to Fairmotmt Park. 

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Wild and charming are the thickly wooded hills of "Wissahickon Park," 
the farthest portion of the Fairmount Park grounds. A lovely road winds 
for miles beside the little Wissahickon — a favorite route of pedestrians — 
and there are several interesting spots to visit, with their due share of 
legends. 




He who explores the Wissahickon Valley will find many lovely spots like this. 



WILLOW GROVE.— Travelers who are here in Summer will wish to go 
out to Willow Grove Park, a favorite and well-managed pleasure resort. It 
may be reached by the Reading Railroad, the Route 55 cars on Eleventh 
Street, or (in Summer) the Route 24 cars on Sixteenth Street. There 
are places to dine, moving pictures, a scenic railway, a lake with boats, 
and an open-air auditorium seating many thousands, where afternoon and 
evening concerts are given by Damrosch's and Victor Herbert's Orchestras 
and Sousa's and other bands. 

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SHORT TRIPS OUT OF TOWN 

IXTERESTIXG places in the neighborhood of Philadelphia may 
be reached by trains from Broad Street or Reading Terminal 
Station, by trolley cars, electric trains, sight-seeing "autos," and 
Delaware River boats. 

Pennsylvania Railroad trains from Broad Street Station cover most of 
the country west and southwest, touching the following points : German- 
town and Chestnut Hill ; the towns along the "Main Line" to Pittsburgh ; 
towns in the direction of Media, Swarthmore and West Chester ; and Wil- 
mington, Baltimore and Washington. There is fine express service to 
New York, and to seaside resorts. The Pennsylvania and Reading trains 
go to Germantown and Chestnut Hill, and to Pottstown and Reading on 
the northwest; to a large group of suburbs directly north; to New York; 
and to seaside places. Baltimore and Ohio trains (station on Chestnut 
Street at 24th Street) touch many points in Delaware. 

Of these places the visitor will wish to see some of the famous spots in 
Germantown and Chestnut Hill, reached by either the Pennsylvania or 
the Reading lines, or by the trolleys on Fifth, Seventh, Eleventh, Thir- 
teenth or Sixteenth Streets. Along the "Main Line," with its unexcelled 
train service, are many charming towns where may be seen the famous 
and beautiful homes of prominent Philadelphians, and also three well- 
known colleges. The Media line extends southwest, taking in a series of 
pretty suburbs. Nearer the Delaware River is the Washington line, 
covering another group of towns on the way to Baltimore. 



TO go to Atlantic City, or any of the New Jersey resorts, either 
railroad line may be taken. Pennsylvania trains run from Broad 
Street or from Camden — a town across the Delaware reached by 
ferries at the foot of Market and Chestnut Streets. Reading trains run 
from Camden — ferries at the foot of Chestnut Street. Time and fare 
are about the same either way. Atlantic City is about an hour away, 
Cape May about two hours. There are also electric trains from Camden 
to the seashore. 

On the Reading main line is the historic village of Valley Forge, about 
an hour from Philadelphia. The chief spots of interest here are within a 
park owned by the Government. There is an inn open all the year. A 
sight-seeing automobile starts for Valley Forge daily, from April 15 
through September, from Keith's Theatre at Eleventh and Chestnut, at 
10 o'clock, taking about 5 hours for the trip ; fare $2. 

A sight-seeing automobile touring Philadelphia leaves Keith's daily at 
rO, 2 and 4 ; from April through September, daily every hour from 9 to 5. 
Another leaves the Real Estate Trust Building (Broad and Chestnut) at 
10, 2 and 4. Fare for either, $1. 

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Towns on the Pennsylvania "Main Line" may be reached also by 
the Philadelphia and Western electric trains; these start from the 69th 
Street station, reached by the Elevated. Some trains turn at Villa Nova 
and go across to Norristown, and by the "Liberty Bell Train" one may go 
all the way to Allentown and thence by trolley to the Delaware Water Gap. 

Steamers from the Chestnut Street Wharf go up the Delaware to Bristol 
and Trenton, and down to Wilmington. Many interesting places are passed. 



STREETS NORTH AND SOUTH OF MARKET 

occur in the following order ; and house numbers on the streets running 
north and south go by hundreds as indicated : 



North of Market 

1— Market, Filbert. 

100— Arch, Cherry. 

200— Race. 

300— Vine, Wood. 

400— Callowhill, Willow, Noble, 
Hamilton. 

500 — Buttonwood, Spring Garden. 

600— Green, Mt. Vernon, Wal- 
lace, Mellon. 

700 — Fairmount Avenue, Olive. 

800 — Brown, Parrish, Ogden. 

900 — Poplar, Laurel, George. 
1200 — Girard Avenue, Stiles. 
1300— Thompson, Seybert. 
1400— Master, Sharswood. 
1500— Jefferson. 
1600— Oxford. 
1700 — Columbia Avenue. 
1800^ — -Montgomery Avenue. 
1900— Berks. 
2000— Norris. 
2100— Diamond. 
2200 — Susquehanna Avenue. 
2300— Dauphin. 
2400— York. 
2500— Cumberland. 
2600 — Huntingdon. 
2700 — Lehigh Avenue 
2800— Somerset. 
2900— Cambria. 
3000— Indiana. 
3100— Clearfield. 
3200 — -Allegheny Avenue. 
3300 — Westmoreland. 
3400— Ontario. 
3500— Tioga. 
3600— Venango. 
3700— Erie Avenue. 



South of Market 

1— Market, Ludlow. 

100— -Chestnut, Sansom, Dock. 

200— Walnut, Locust. 

300 — Spruce, De Lancey. 

400— Pine. 

500 — Lombard, Gaskill. 

600— South, Kater. 

700— Bainbridge, Monroe, Fitz- 
water. 

800— Catharine. 

900— Christian. 
1000— Carpenter. 

1100— Washington Avenue, Ells- 
worth. 
1200— Federal. 
1300— Wharton. 
1400— Reed. 

1500 — Dickinson, Greenwich. 
1600— Tasker. 
1700— Morris, Watkins. 
1800— Moore, Siegel. 
1900— Mifflin. 
2000— McKean. 
2100 — Snyder Avenue 
2200— Jackson. 
2300— Wolf. 
2400— Ritner. 
2500— Porter. 
2600— Shunk. 
2700 — Oregon Avenue. 
2800— Johnston. 
2900— Bigler. 
3000— Pollock. 
3100— Packer. 
3200— Curtin. 
3300— Geary. 
3400— Hartranft. 
3500— Hoyt. 



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HOW TO GET GABS AND TAXIGABS 

Cabs may be found at the railroad stations. Telephone, Spruce 4736 
(Broad Street), Preston 4550 (West Philadelphia), Tioga 4780 (North 
Philadelphia) or Filbert 2420 (Reading Terminal), 

For Taxicabs — Bergdoll Taxicab Co. Telephone, Walnut 3550. Rates: 
1 to 4 persons, first half mile or fraction thereof, 30 cents; each quarter 
mile thereafter, 10 cents ; each 6 minutes of waiting, 10 cents. Touring 
cars, 1 to 4 persons, $3.50 per hour. Limousines, 1 to 6 persons, $5 per hour. 

Quaker City Cab Co. Telephone, Filbert 2500. Rates : For four per- 
sons or fewer, first half mile or fraction, 50 cents ; each additional quarter 
mile, 10 cents ; each three minutes of waiting, 10 cents ; each additional 
passenger over four, 20 cents. 

American Taxicab Co. Telephone, Spruce 3140. Rates: First half mile 
or fraction, 50 cents ; each additional quarter mile, 10 cents ; each three 
minutes of waiting, 10 cents. Taxicabs, per hour, $4. Landaulettes, 
limousines and touring cars — 1 to 4 persons — per hour, $4. Small touring 
cars, per hour, $3. Ford cars, per hour, $2.50. Large touring cars or 
large limousines, $5. Special rates for waiting. 



INDEX 



Academy of the Fine Arts 29 

Academy of Music 31 

Academy of Natural Sciences 28 

Art Galleries 29 

Automobiles, Sight-Seeing 38 

Baseball Parks 33 

Bellevue-Stratford Hotel 18 

Betsy Ross or First Flag House.... 10 

Broad Street 12 

Cabs and Taxicabs 40 

Carpenters' Hall S, 9 

Christ Church 8 

Churches 26 

City Hall 14 

Collegiate Institutions 24 

Commercial Museum 28 

Congress Hall 11 

Declaration of Independence 11 

Drexel Institute 25 

Educational Institutions 22 — 25 

Fairmouni Park 35, 36, 37 

First Things in Philadelphia 19 

Franklin, Benjamin 6 

Franklin's Shop and His Grave..,. 4 

Germantown and Chestnut Hill 38 

Girard College 23 

Girard Trust Company 17 

High Schools 22 

Historical Society 28 

Horticultural Hall 32 

Hotels 19 

Independence Hall 7, 11 

Industries in Philadelphia 27 

Liberty Bell 7, 11 

Libraries 25 



Manufacturers' Club 27 

Masonic Temple 34 

Memorial Hall 29, 37 

Metropolitan Opera House .... 30, 31 

Mint 16 

Morris House 10 

Museums 28 



Old Swedes' Church 9 

Parks 35, 36, 37 

Park Trolley Line 35 

Penn Cottage 3 

Penn, William 2, 3, 4 

Picture Galleries 29 

Places of Amusement 32, 33 

Pleasure Parks 35 

Public Schools 22 

Railroads and Depots 38 

Restaurants, Wanamaker 19 

Ritz-Carlton Hotel 18 

Roof Gardens 19 

Schools, Public 22, 23, 24 

Shibe Park 33 

Street Numbers 15,39 

Suburban Points 38 

Tea Room, Wanamaker 19 

Theatres and Places of Amusement, 32, 33 
Trips Out of Town 38 

Union League 25 

University of Pennsylvania .... 23, 24 

Valley Forge 38 

Walnut Lane Bridge 36 

Wanamaker Store 20, 21 

Washington Monument 35, 36 

Willow Grove 37 

Wissahickon Park 37 

Woodside Park 32, 36 

Zoological Gardens 36 



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